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The term is chiefly notable for New Testament commentators' discussion of the employment of Jesus and his father Joseph, both described as tektōn in the New Testament. This is translated as "carpenter" in English-language Bibles. The term occurs in combination with the definite article in Mark 6:3 [8] to describe the occupation of Jesus. [9]
Conversion of Zacchaeus (Pietro Monaco, 1730s): Jesus (right) addresses a publicanus (left); Zacchaeus watches from a tree.. In antiquity, publicans (Greek τελώνης telōnēs [singular]; Latin publicanus [singular]; publicani [plural]) were public contractors, who in their official capacity often supplied the Roman legions and military, managed the collection of port duties, and oversaw ...
Jesus appears to be "fond of borrowing examples from the ordinary occupations of those He addresses." McEvilly further notes that Luke "pointedly records," that it was into Peter’s boat, Jesus went to teach, and that to Peter he said these words, who was later to become the foremost among the apostles (see Matt. 16:18, 19, John 21:15, Acts 2-3).
Accordingly, Jesus Christ never used the messenger formula, which linked the prophet's words to God in the prophetic phrase Thus says the Lord. [11] The Bible refers about the prophetic nature of Christ in the following verses, among others: John 17:4 – "I have glorified thee on earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do." [12]
Pages in category "Christian religious occupations" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
[63] [64] Jesus goes out to a mountainside to pray, and after spending the night praying to God, in the morning he calls his disciples and chooses twelve of them. [65] In the Mission Discourse, Jesus instructs the twelve apostles who are named in Matthew 10:2–3 to carry no belongings as they travel from city to city and preach.
Job (/ dʒ oʊ b / JOHB; Hebrew: אִיּוֹב ' Īyyōv; Greek: Ἰώβ Iṓb) is the central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible.In Islam, Job (Arabic: أيوب, romanized: ʾAyyūb) is also considered a prophet.
Luke the Evangelist, the author of the third gospel account (and the Acts of the Apostles), is symbolized by a winged ox or bull—a figure of sacrifice, service, and strength. Luke's account begins with the duties of Zechariah in the temple; it represents Jesus's sacrifice in his Passion and Crucifixion , as well as Christ being high priest ...